MAGPIES GET THE JOB DONE

THE Ravens welcomed the Magpies to the Owen Street Sports Ground for this entertaining pre-season friendly played in extreme heat.

- Steve Cartwright

Second-half goals from Dan McCrory and star man Kyle Bennett earned victory for National League Notts County but Coalville, in their first meaningful game since November, certainly played their part in an end-to-end encounter.

Both teams fielded a number of trialists and the visitors even had the luxury of changing all eleven players at half-time.

Indeed, that advantage of training full-time and fresh legs came into play late on in the stifling heat.

County controlled the opening exchanges and might have scored in the opening minute when William Hondermarck volleyed well over the crossbar.